Klarinet Archive - Posting 000728.txt from 1996/10

From: Ward Cheney <cheney@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Help needed re: teeth cushions
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 20:10:56 -0500

Linda Brady has written as follows:
>
> I'd like to say Hi to all you American Clarinetists out there, and hope one
of
> you can help solve my problem.
>
> My daughter was once given some strips of plastic type paper which she
> had to fold and cut to size. This was then placed over her front teeth at
> the bottom - much like you place a folded Rizzla paper. She found that
> this saved her lip from getting sore when she played for too long.
> Unfortunately we don't know what they were called or where you get them
> from - the only thing we do know is that the person who gave them to her
> said they were from America and you can't get them in Britain.
> Gemma regularly goes on courses when she plays 9 - 10 hours a day
> and she attends a specialist music school where she practices 3 - 4 hours
> a day so you can imagine the amount of Rizzla papers she gets through - they
> go soggy so quickly - an they don't give AS much protection as the plastic
> cushions. Please could somebody out there tell us what they are called and
> where we might be able to get them from that might agree to send them to
> Wales.

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Try ordinary adhesive tape, folded over several times to get the desired
protective effect. It can be used over and over again (for months).
I've used that system for many years. What I call "adhesive tape" is
also known as "surgical tape". It is made of fabric.

Apologies for not answering the specific question. I've never thought
any kind of paper would solve my problem of sharp incisors.
--Ward Cheney (cheney@-----.edu)